Following a complete redesign last year, the 2009 Honda Accord carries over unchanged, though the V6′s official engine output is up a smidge after further testing revealed slightly more power than previously measured.
Here’s how things shake out for the Accord in today’s family sedan free-for-all. The Honda is now roughly the fourth-sportiest entrant, by our count, trailing the canyon-king Nissan Altima, the upsized but still capable Mazda 6 and the often-overlooked Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan twins. It’s also still hampered by traditional Honda foibles like elevated road noise and exaggerated brake pedal vibration during hard stops.
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